It can be a daunting decision when it is time to move a senior loved one to an assisted living or nursing home. Which is best? Who makes this decision, your family or a doctor? The best way to ease this transition is to understand the options that are available before making any quick decisions. What…
When it comes to senior living, you should make your home look less like a hospital. If you asked someone to visualize any home with a senior that someone was helping take care of, they would probably think of medicine, bed pans, and unpleasant smell. Now, if you don’t think that relates to a hospital, then…
Negative thinking is the state of mind in which seniors anticipate undesirable outcomes, or believe that hardships and evils outweigh the good. This type of thinking is one that does not benefit them and usually has a negative impact on their lives contributing to stress, depression and anxiety. This thinking has the following effects: 1.…
The cost of assisted living care for seniors is on the rise. Each year there are more seniors living in the United States, and they accumulate medical costs that were unheard of decades ago. Assisted living provides services for seniors that are not as restricting as a nursing home, but provides much more medical assistance…
Getting a parent to move to an assisted living facility is generally not an easy task. Naturally, people want to stay in their homes as long as they can, so your mother or father is not likely going to be happy with the idea of going to what they like perceive as an “old folk’s…
If you want to know how to talk to seniors about assisted living, it requires that your loved ones understand what it is, and what they gain from it. Assisted living refers to housing that provides nursing care and housekeeping for the elderly or disabled. This usually provides an outstanding service for senior citizens, but…